Thomas Barnett Says It: Who's Winning The War?

Caught this on Barnett's site:

So is Al Qaeda successfully expanding the war or are we just watching the same spray-the-cockroaches-in-one-apartment-and-watch-them-try-to-run-to-the-neighboring-ones phenomenon that's defined the entire history of the organization (and yes, we're stupid enough to buy their propaganda that it's been one long string of 'victories" each time they flee to a new state to join whatever fight's already in progress or seek sanctuary from some government they can bribe)?[snip]

Al Qaeda is no closer to any Muslim-unifying grand state than they've ever been. In fact, that goal grows all the more fantastic with each day.